Central Coast residents and commuters will be the winners when more than 570 extra weekly bus services are rolled out from this week.
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Sam Farraway, said 540 of the new services will travel on two new express routes, the 14X from The Entrance to Tuggerah, and the 17X from The Entrance to Gosford, providing a 15-minute frequency in both directions on weekdays during peak hours.
“We’re delivering better services to make daily life easier for the people of the Central Coast, giving them the flexibility to get to shopping centres, doctors’ appointments or to visit family and friends,” Farraway said.
“In a real win for shift workers, nurses and hospitality workers, there will be an extra 32 night trips during the week.”
Farraway said the State Government was committed to delivering better more frequent services to meet growing demand and allow commuters to leave their cars at home, easing congestion on the region’s roads.
Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said in all there will be 572 new weekly bus services in the region.
“The extra services, operated by The Entrance Red Bus Services, will be run by 14 new fully accessible buses, improving the accessibility and reliability of local transport,” he said.
“These new services will make a difference particularly for commuters, but also for visitors to the Central Coast.”
The new services will include 32 extra night trips, including route 21, The Entrance to Tuggerah, route 23, The Entrance to Gosford and route 24, The Entrance to Tuggerah/Wyong.
To plan your trip using the new services visit transportnsw.info.
Source:
Media release, Oct 11
NSW Government